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wone

verb
/wəʊn/UK/woʊn/US

Etymology

From Middle English wone, variant of wane, from Old Norse ván (“hope, expectation”). The senses relating to dwelling-places apparently derive from the sense relating to expectation, i.e. the home as the place one is expected to be; cf. von (“place where one expects to find fish”).

  1. derived from *wenh₁-✻ — “to strive; wish; love”
  2. inherited from *wunāną✻ — “to be wont; dwell”
  3. inherited from *wunēn✻
  4. inherited from wunian — “to dwell, be accustomed to”
  5. inherited from wonen — “to abide, dwell”

Definitions

  1. To live, reside, stay.

    • This I make thi wonnyng playce, / ffull of myrth and of solace
    • For now the best and noblest knight alive Prince Arthur is, that wonnes in Faerie Lond; He hath a sword, that flames like burning brond.
    • Then we entered the city and found all who therein woned into black stones enstoned[…]

  2. A house, home, habitation, dwelling.

    • On the cool height awhile out Palmers ſtay, And ſpite even of themſelves their Senſes chear; Then to the Wizard's Wonne their Steps they ſteer.

  3. Wealth, riches.

    • What secret place (quoth he) can safely hold So huge a masse, and hide from heaven's eye? Or where hast thou thy wonne, that so much gold Thou canst preserve from wrong and robbery?
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Eye dialect spelling of one.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA